The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India and Central Board of Secondary education (CBSE), New Delhi introduced the national level common entrance exam called Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) conducted for admission to various engineering colleges in India.
JEE Main examination was being conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) till 2018. From 2019 onwards, the National Testing Agency (NTA) is vested with the authority to conduct the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main examination. The major development in JEE Main is the exam will be held twice a year for admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programmes in IITs, NIT's, IIIT's and other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions.
The Joint Entrance Exam will be conducted in two stages - JEE Main and JEE Advanced. JEE (Main) replaced the AIEEE entrance exam and JEE (Advanced) replaced the IIT-JEE entrance exam. Every year, over 25,000 Engineering and Architecture seats will be filled through the JEE Main score.
The aim of the common entrance test has been mooted to reduce stress on students, who have to appear for multiple entrance examinations and to give greater relevance to the school education, especially the class 12 board examinations.
NTA has been established as a premier, specialist, autonomous and self-sustained testing organisation to conduct entrance examinations for admission/fellowship in higher educational institutions. It is a newly formed body by the centre to conduct prestigious entrance examinations such as JEE Main and NEET UG. The Agency has also vested with all the authority to conduct the entrance examinations in the online mode from 2019 onwards. Here are some of the changes in JEE Main examination after the introduction of NTA.
Exam name | Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main |
Conducted by | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
Frequency | Twice a year (January & April) except in 2021 |
Exam level | National |
Mode of exam | Online (Computer-based) |
Application mode | Online |
Number of papers | 2 (Paper 1 for B.E./B.Tech & Paper 2 for B.Arch/B.Planning) |
Duration | 3 hours |
Type of questions | Objective-type |
Official website | www.jeemain.nic.in |
Contact no | 7042399521, 7042399525, 7042399526 |
jeemain-nta@nic.in |
The JEE Main (I) January exam held from December 16, 2020, to January 15, 2021. The admit card will be released in the first week of February.
Event | Dates |
JEE Main application form | December 16, 2020 to January 16, 2021 |
JEE Main admit card | February 2021 |
JEE Main exam | February 23 to 26, 2021 |
JEE Main result | March 2021 |
Union Education Minister has announced the exam dates of JEE Main 2021. This year, the exam will be conducted in four sessions in the months of February, March, April and May.
JEE Main Exam 2021 | Dates |
JEE Main Session 1 | February 23, 24, 25 & 26, 2021 |
JEE Main Session 2 | March 15, 16, 17 & 18, 2021 |
JEE Main Session 3 | April 27, 28, 29 & 30, 2021 |
JEE Main Session 4 | May 24, 25, 26, 27 & 28, 2021 |
NTA is responsible for releasing JEE Main notification for both exam sessions. Candidates should check JEE Main information bulletin meticulously that will contain all the information about the exam starting from eligibility to important dates. One can access the JEE Main notification 2021 pdf only on the official website of NTA. Aspirants can access JEE Main 2021 notification pdf here.
Candidates who meet the eligibility criteria set by the NTA are only eligible to apply online for JEE Main. There are many eligibility criteria set by NTA.
1. Age Limit: There is no age limit for the candidates to appear for the JEE Main examination. However, candidates should satisfy themselves regarding the age limit while taking admission at a particular institute.
2. Year of Appearance in Qualifying Examination (QE): Candidates who have passed class 12 or its equivalent qualifying examination in 2017 or 2018 are only eligible. Candidates appearing for the final examinations in of class 12 are also eligible.
3. Number of subjects in the Qualifying Examination: Candidates must have taken at least five subjects in class 12 qualifying examination in order to apply online for JEE Main 2019. The candidate must have studied Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in qualifying examination for B.Arch.
4. Percentage of Marks: Candidates have to secure the minimum of 75% marks in aggregate for admission to pioneer institutes in the country such as IITs, IIITs, NITs and CFTIs. However, it is 65% for reserved categories.
5. B.Arch Eligibility: The paper-II is B.Arch. Candidates who are aiming for admission to this course must have passed 10+2 or its equivalent with 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. The diploma holders are not eligible to apply.
The NTA will follow strictly the Govt. of India reservation rules belonging to certain categories are admitted to seats reserved for them based on relaxed criteria. In order to get admission to a particular institute, candidates are advised to check the percentage of reservation.
Category | Reservation (%) |
NCL-OBC | 27 |
Scheduled Castes (SC) | 15 |
Scheduled Tribes (ST) | 7.5 |
Persons with Disability (PwD) | 5 |
Candidates have to apply online on the official website of NTA for the JEE Main examination. Candidates are advised to check the steps for JEE Main registration.
Step 1: Visit the official website of NTA – www.nta.ac.in
Step 2: Go to the engineering tab – JEE Main
Step 3: A new page will be displayed – www.jeemain.nic.in
Step 4: On the homepage, click on the link Apply JEE (Main)
Step 5: Candidates will find two tabs – Fresh Candidate Registration and Registered Candidates
Step 6: Candidates are advised to register through Aadhaar number
Step 7: Fill the online application form
Step 8: Verify the mobile number and email ID
Step 9: Pay the prescribed application fee.
Step 10: Complete the slot booking.
Step 11: Submit the details and print the acknowledgement page.
Click here to apply online for JEE Main
The application fee may be paid either by Credit/Debit Card/Net Banking or e-challan generated during the online filling of the application form using online payment gateway facility in State Bank of India. If a candidate submits the fee by any other mode like Money Order (MO), Demand Draft (DD), Initial Public Offering (IPO) etc. will be rejected.
Online Mode (Computer Based Test) |
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For Exam Centres In India | |||
Paper | Category | For Boys | For Girls |
Paper 1 (B.E/B.Tech) Or Paper 2 (B.Arch/B.Planning) | For General/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) | INR 500/- | INR 250/- |
For SC/ST/PwD/Transgender | INR 250/- | INR 250/- | |
Both Paper 1 (B.E/B.Tech) & Paper 2 (B.Arch/B.Planning) | For General/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) | INR 900/- | INR 450/- |
For SC/ST/PwD/Transgender | INR 450/- | INR 450/- | |
For Exam Centres In Abroad | |||
Paper 1 (B.E/B.Tech) Or Paper 2 (B.Arch/B.Planning) | For General/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) | INR 2000/- | INR 1000/- |
For SC/ST/PwD/Transgender | INR 1000/- | INR 1000/- | |
Both Paper 1 (B.E/B.Tech) & Paper 2 (B.Arch/B.Planning) | For General/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) | INR 3000/- | INR 1500/- |
For SC/ST/PwD/Transgender | INR 1500/- | INR 1500/- |
Note: Candidates are advised to go through the whole information carefully and ensure their eligibility to appear in both exams.
The NTA has provided an option to rectify the mistakes made in the JEE Main application form. Candidates can avail the correction facility only to the limited fields. Applicants have to use their login credentials to make the changes in JEE Main application. Candidates who receive the message regarding the error in the image are only eligible to upload the image again.
The JEE Main is an online written examination. Each correct answer will be awarded 4 marks and 1 mark will be deducted for the wrong attempt. The examination will be held in two shifts per day (9:30 am to 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm). Candidates are advised to visit our JEE Main exam pattern page for more information.
Subjects | Maximum Questions | Maximum Marks |
Physics | 20+5 | 100 |
Chemistry | 20+5 | 100 |
Mathematics | 20+5 | 100 |
Total | 75 | 300 |
Subjects | Maximum Questions | Maximum Marks |
Mathematics | 20+5 | 100 |
Aptitude Test | 50 | 200 |
Drawing | 02 | 100 |
Total | 77 | 400 |
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has established a network of Test Practice Centres across the country to assist the aspirants in examinations. Candidates can practice and train themselves before the examination for the “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode of examinations. At the test practice centres, candidates will be assisted by the experienced, qualified and professional Nodal officers. They will also help in solving the problems and making the CBT format more familiar. Candidates are advised to visit the official website for more information.
Candidates whose applications are successful can download the admit card from the official website. Aspirants will not be permitted to sit in the examination centre without a valid JEE Main admit card along with the identity card. Candidates need to enter their application number, password and the security pin to access the JEE Main admit card.
Click here to download JEE Main admit card
NTA is responsible for releasing the JEE Main (I) & (II) result. The JEE Main results will be declared on the official website of NTA - jeemain.nic.in. Candidates can view their JEE Main scores by using their application number and date of birth or password. One should also note that the JEE Main result is available in online mode only.
As the JEE Main was conducted in various shifts, only the raw marks have been converted into a scale ranging from 100 to 0 for each session of examinees. NTA score indicates the percentage of candidates that have scored equal to or below that particular percentile in that session.
The JEE Main percentile score is calculated based on 100 X number of candidates appeared in the ‘session' with a raw score equal to or less than the candidate divided by the total number of the candidates appeared in the ‘session.’
Aspirants should note that the NTA score of the total is not an aggregate or average of the NTA score of the individual subject. The NTA score is not the same as the percentage of marks obtained.
The NTA will be closing the registration window of JEE Mains 2021 exam on January 23. Candidates who have not yet registered for the exam can complete the process on the official site. The last day to pay the fees is January 24, 2021.
The entrance exam will be held between February 23 and 26, 2021. This year, NTA will be conducting the JEE Main exam in four cycles in February, March, April and May.
23 January 2021
Press Information Bureau (PIB) has released a notice regarding the syllabus of JEE Main 2021. The syllabus will remain unchanged for the year 2021.
Union Education Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has revealed the news while interacting with the students through his official social channels.
The JEE Main 2021 exam will be based on reduced syllabus. However, there will be no changes in the topics.
19 January 2021
The NTA has changed the JEE Main 2021 correction dates. The application form correction window will be active between January 27 and 30, 2021.
Candidates who have registered for the JEE Main 2021 exam can make the corrections at jeemain.nta.nic.in. Candidates should note that he/she can edit only a few details in the application form.
18 January 2021
The National Testing Agency (NTA) is all set to close the registration window of JEE Main 2021 for the February session on January 16. Interested candidates who have not yet registered for the JEE Main 2021 can do it before the last date.
Candidates should pay the application fee and complete their JEE Main registration at jeemain.nta.nic.in. The exam authority has also provided an option to make corrections, if required, from January 19 to 21, 2021.
12 January 2021
Union Education Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has announced the JEE Main 2021 exam dates. Earlier, NTA has revealed that JEE Main 2021 will be conducted four times a year.
The exam will be conducted in 13 languages - English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
17 December 2020